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"Those Were the Days" is a song composed by Boris Fomin (1900–1948) but credited to Gene Raskin, who put a new English lyric to Fomin's Russian romance song "Dorogoi dlinnoyu", with words by the poet Konstantin Podrevsky. It deals with reminiscence upon youth and romantic idealism.
- 5:05
- "Turn! Turn! Turn!"
- 30 August 1968
- Folk
Those Were the Days Lyrics: Once upon a time there was a tavern / Where we used to raise a glass or two / Remember how we laughed away the hours / Dreamed of all the great things we would...
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Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days (1968) 8 years ago. Doobby Show. Those Were The Days. Once upon a time there was a tavern. Where we used to raise a glass or two. Remember how we laughed away the hours. And dreamed of all the great things we would do. Those were the days my friend.
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Learn about the origin, lyrics and chart success of the 1968 hit song "Those Were The Days" by Mary Hopkin, a Welsh singer who was discovered by Paul McCartney. The song is based on a Russian song from the 1920s and has been covered in many languages.
